Sandy Township High School - Flambeau Yearbook (Du Bois, PA)

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SANDY TOWNSHIP II hill SOIIOOI. FLAM HE A! 5 ti-lu' Jflautlu'au SAM V HIGH SCHOOL, Jt K. 1021. SPRING Nl’MItKK (Chaitri' Surah Brown was a very lieautiful «»irl and was indeed ad mintl I»y all who know her. Her hair was of a charming golden yellow which hung in large curls around her face, her eyes were of a deep blue, and her cheeks were as red as roses. She had a well formed figure, Inn her clothes were not suitable for such a graceful form. They were always too large, too small, or for an olderly person than herself. She had stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Perkins since she was a baby. No matter how hard sin tried to tirnl out something altoui her father and mother she was unsuccessful. Could she find otu nothing about their a p|M a ranees? Nothing about their place of residence? Their name? No, nothing could be learned about them. What was she to do? Stay with these cruel people for at least another year, then she would be sixteen and could very easily make as good a living for herself as she was receiving here. Perkins lived on a large farm. They had no children of their own, but in some way or other they had gotten Sarah. None of their neighbors knew where she had come from. If they would have known it is quite certain that Sarah would have gotten all the information she wanti'd, for she was dearly loved by all the neighbors. She would have had many clothes given to her by them, but Mr. and Mrs. Perkins would not give their consent. Sarah was responsible for nearly all of the housework, and a large part of the work out doors. She had so much work to attend to that really she hadn't time to prepare her school work like she should. Nevertheless she was in the eighth grade, and was going to take the examination that would, if she ever should have a chance, enable her to go to High School. One evening, about a month before the dose of school, Mary Jones, a very affectionate friend of Sarah, called at Perkins’ to prepare for the examinations. Oh , said Sarah, when the two girls were quietly seated. “I just know that 1 won't pass. If only I had time to prepan my lessons like other girls do I might In able to pass, but, as it ls. I have given up all hopes. •‘Cheer up , soothed Mary, “I know very well that you will be promoted. Please have a little confidence in yourself. “Well, even if I do get promoted, I won't gi t to High School like you will. Put anyway I'm going to take the examination and then I can say that I graduated from common school, that is, if MIMS.” You needn't worry about not passing. Put come. Sarah, let us study, and we can at least say that we made an attempt to make a g« od standing in all our subjects. This closed the conversation and belli girls studied as hard as any one could, until the clock struck eleven. At this Mary picked up her Itooks and started for home. She had only a, short distance to go but Sarah disliked to see her go alone, and nc coiiipauied her about half way. They studied every night, but usually not so late since Mrs. Perkins would not allow it for fear that Sarah might pass. Mrs. Perkins never received an education, and therefore wanted no one else to go aliove her. The time went so fast that really a month seemed like a week to both Mary and Sarah. They took the examination, and within a w« ek from the time that they took it the good news came to them that they had both passed. This pleased them very much, but Sarah was not as happy as Mary, ls-causc she was almost certain that she would never even look at a High School. Mary’s parents were wealthy and there was no doubt concerning her opportunities. It was now about the middle of summer, and Sarah had de tided to leave Perkins' as soon as a fair chance presented itself.